A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Infant Mortality Awareness Month", raising awareness of infant mortality, and increasing efforts to reduce infant mortality.
This is a Senate resolution designating September 2025 as National Infant Mortality Awareness Month. Its purpose is to raise awareness about infant mortality and to support and encourage efforts to reduce infant deaths, including disparities by race/ethnicity and income. The resolution highlights factors associated with infant mortality (such as prematurity and low birth weight), points to existing public health programs, and calls for education, awareness campaigns, and partnerships with educational institutions and states. As a resolution, it expresses the sense of the Senate rather than creating new laws or mandatory funding, but it could influence public health priorities and encourage continued or expanded efforts in maternal and infant health.
Key Points
- 1Designates September 2025 as “National Infant Mortality Awareness Month” to focus attention on infant mortality and its contributing factors.
- 2Aims to educate the public about infant mortality and to reduce deaths, low birth weight, prematurity, and disparities in perinatal outcomes.
- 3Emphasizes including infant mortality reduction within broader prevention and wellness strategies, and notes potential long-term cost savings from community-based prevention.
- 4References existing Department of Health and Human Services programs (Newborn Supply Kit, PRAMS, Healthy Start) and the advisory committee on infant mortality as part of ongoing efforts.
- 5Encourages partnerships with educational institutions and states to expand maternal and infant health initiatives and to support public awareness campaigns during September.